His glasses are slightly crooked. His brown hair is about an inch long and sticks straight out all around his head, like a halo. And he exudes a special charm from his honesty and his unpretentiousness. They needed it fixed, and we knew how to fix it. So why shouldn't we fix it? I'd sure want somebody to help me. I grew up on a farm. Our equipment wasn't that good, so it was breaking down a lot. I remember helping my dad fix things ever since I was a little kid.
Seems like every day we had to fix something. So this has been my life. Well, it's been nice talking to you but I better get back to work now. If I can ever fix anything for you, just let me know. I'm Bob. Blog GSR Today. We were all once strangers, and yet, through Christ, God made a way to bring us into His family. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. The directive is clear: You were all once strangers.
My house was a wreck after everyone left that Thanksgiving. The sink was full of dishes, there was crayon on the walls in the living room, and every bucket of toys had been dumped out in our basement playroom. This has played out in many different ways—lunch invitations after church, an exchange of phone numbers at the library, a simple message on Instagram—and in every case, I find I have to make a choice to lean into that initial conviction rather than talk myself out of it.
The choice to welcome strangers into your life might be uncomfortable. It might leave crayon marks on your walls. It will likely require sacrifice, but if your heart is joyful in service, this kingdom work will always honor God. We were all once strangers, but God, in His lavish grace, makes us members of His household both now and forever.
As stewards of this gift and givers of hospitality, what an opportunity we have to show the strangers among us the kind of hope we have been invited to in Christ. No code needed. Here, no child Here, no child is a stranger.
The film follows several students' struggle to acclimate to life in a new Read all. Sign In. Documentary Short. Directors Karen Goodman Kirk Simon. See more at IMDbPro. Photos 4. Add image. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. The film follows several students' struggle to acclimate to life in a new land while slowly opening up to share their stories of hardship and tragedy: Mohammed, a sixteen-year-old refugee from Darfur, witnessed the killing of his grandmother and father before escaping alone through Egypt to Israel.
Having never been in a school before, his sharp mind and tremendous determination enable him to make up the years of study he never had. Johannes arrived at Bialik-Rogozin after spending most of his life in refugee camps across the Middle East. His father struggles to obtain a work visa while twelve-year-old Johannes struggles to adjust to attending school for the first time.
After a slow start, his teachers realize that he is nearly blind in one eye and take him to an eye clinic. With his new glasses, before long, he is reading and writing - and helping other newcomers to adjust. After the murder of her mother, Esther and her father fled South Africa with nothing, in search of safety and peace of mind.
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